AVB Out

The AVB Input and Output are on the same physical card but are represented in the Q-SYS design by an AVB Input Component and an AVB Output Component.

The AVB Output component provides an output up to 32 channels in 4 streams for devices supporting the AVB protocol. Other combinations of input/output are described in the Properties section below. Connection is made with CAT-5 / RJ-45 connector.

Controls

Each control listed in the Analog and Digital sections, are one per channel.

Stream

Control	Function	Default / Range
Channels	The Channel tabs switch between channel ranges. The available ranges depend on the Input/Output count in the Properties. The controls are the same for each stream.	Default = Channels 1-8 / 9-16 / 17-24 / 25-32

Control

Function

Default / Range

Channels

The Channel tabs switch between channel ranges. The available ranges depend on the Input/Output count in the Properties. The controls are the same for each stream.

Default = Channels 1-8 / 9-16 / 17-24 / 25-32

AVB

Control	Function	Default / Range
Peak Output Level (dBFS)	Measures Peak Output level to the output device for each channel.	Range = -120 to 20

Control

Function

Default / Range

Peak Output Level (dBFS)

Measures Peak Output level to the output device for each channel.

Range = -120 to 20

Digital

Control	Function	Default / Range
Clip	Red LED indicating if the signal is being clipped.	Off / On
Clip Hold	Holds the clip indication until manually cleared.	Off / On
Invert	Inverts the audio signal.	Off / On
Mute	Mutes the digital audio signal.	Off / On
Gain	Controls the gain of the digital audio signal prior to the D/A converter.	Default = 21 Range = -10 to +21

Control

Function

Default / Range

Clip

Red LED indicating if the signal is being clipped.

Off / On

Clip Hold

Holds the clip indication until manually cleared.

Off / On

Invert

Inverts the audio signal.

Off / On

Mute

Mutes the digital audio signal.

Off / On

Gain

Controls the gain of the digital audio signal prior to the D/A converter.

Default = 21

Range = -10 to +21

Status

Control	Function	Default / Range
Status LED	This LED changes color to indicate the current status of the I/O-22 Output. See Status for the meanings of the various colors.	N / A
Status	Displays the current status of the amplifier both in text and color. The following is a list of possible status colors, and some example conditions. Note: These conditions are examples, and may not be applicable to all components with a Status field. OK – Green – (0) – Audio is good, hardware is good. Compromised – Orange – (1) – Audio is good but a redundancy mechanism is active (one LAN down but the other is still up) or a non-fatal hardware problem exists (fans too slow, temperature higher than expected, etc.) Fault – Red – (2) – Audio is not passing, or hardware is malfunctioning or mis-configured (amplifier power off, audio streams broken, wrong type of I/O Card installed, loudspeaker short circuit, etc.) Missing – Red – (3) – A piece of hardware, defined in the design, has not been discovered. Audio is not passing through that piece of hardware. Initializing – Blue – (5) – In the process of firmware, configuration update, and design start. Audio is obviously bad. Not Present – Gray – A virtual component in the design, that is designated as Dynamically Paired, and Not Required ,has no hardware assigned to it.	N / A

Control

Function

Default / Range

Status LED

This LED changes color to indicate the current status of the I/O-22 Output. See Status for the meanings of the various colors.

N / A

Status

Displays the current status of the amplifier both in text and color. The following is a list of possible status colors, and some example conditions.

Note: These conditions are examples, and may not be applicable to all components with a Status field.

OK – Green – (0) – Audio is good, hardware is good.

Compromised – Orange – (1) – Audio is good but a redundancy mechanism is active (one LAN down but the other is still up) or a non-fatal hardware problem exists (fans too slow, temperature higher than expected, etc.)

Fault – Red – (2) – Audio is not passing, or hardware is malfunctioning or mis-configured (amplifier power off, audio streams broken, wrong type of I/O Card installed, loudspeaker short circuit, etc.)

Missing – Red – (3) – A piece of hardware, defined in the design, has not been discovered. Audio is not passing through that piece of hardware.

Initializing – Blue – (5) – In the process of firmware, configuration update, and design start. Audio is obviously bad.

Not Present – Gray – A virtual component in the design, that is designated as Dynamically Paired, and Not Required ,has no hardware assigned to it.

N / A

Talker Streams

Control	Function	Default / Range
Stream Prefix	Allows you to enter a 12-byte hex number of your choice. Typically the FSID is derived from the MAC address of the AVB card.	N / A
Stream Prefix Set Button	After entering the 12-byte hex number in the Stream Prefix file, press this button to "set" that number is the ID	N / A
Stream <n> Full ID (FSID)	Read only. The FSID of each Talker Stream is shown here. This is the stream Prefix with a 4-byte stream index appended. You can copy this value and paste it into an AVB Input component's Full Stream ID field.	N / A

Control

Function

Default / Range

Stream Prefix

Allows you to enter a 12-byte hex number of your choice. Typically the FSID is derived from the MAC address of the AVB card.

N / A

Stream Prefix Set Button

After entering the 12-byte hex number in the Stream Prefix file, press this button to "set" that number is the ID

N / A

Stream <n> Full ID (FSID)

Read only. The FSID of each Talker Stream is shown here.

This is the stream Prefix with a 4-byte stream index appended.

You can copy this value and paste it into an AVB Input component's Full Stream ID field.

N / A

Properties

Property	Function	Choices
Input/Output Count	2x2 - 2 channels in, 2 channels out 4x4 - 4 channels in, 4 channels out 8x8 - 8 channels in, 8 channels out 16x16 - 16 channels in, 16 channels out 32x0 - 32 channels in, 0 channels out (no Output Component) 0x32 - 0 channels in, 32 channels out (no Input Component)	2x2 4x4 8x8 16x16 32x0 0x32
Talker Channels / Stream	You can have from 2 to 32 channels per stream. If you select 32 (in or out) channels, and 2 channels per stream, the maximum number of channels is 24. If you select 16 x 16 channels and 1 listener channel per stream, the inputs are limited to 14.	1, 2, 4, 8, 16
Listener Channels / Stream	You can have from 2 to 32 channels per stream. If you select 32 (in or out) channels, and 2 channels per stream, the maximum number of channels is 24. If you select 16 x 16 channels and 1 talker channel per stream, the outputs are limited to 14.	1, 2, 4, 8, 16

Property

Function

Choices

Input/Output Count

2x2 - 2 channels in, 2 channels out

4x4 - 4 channels in, 4 channels out

8x8 - 8 channels in, 8 channels out

16x16 - 16 channels in, 16 channels out

32x0 - 32 channels in, 0 channels out (no Output Component)

0x32 - 0 channels in, 32 channels out (no Input Component)

2x2

4x4

8x8

16x16

32x0

0x32

Talker Channels / Stream

You can have from 2 to 32 channels per stream.

If you select 32 (in or out) channels, and 2 channels per stream, the maximum number of channels is 24.

If you select 16 x 16 channels and 1 listener channel per stream, the inputs are limited to 14.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16

Listener Channels / Stream

You can have from 2 to 32 channels per stream.

If you select 32 (in or out) channels, and 2 channels per stream, the maximum number of channels is 24.

If you select 16 x 16 channels and 1 talker channel per stream, the outputs are limited to 14.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16

Control Pins

Pin Name	Value	String	Position	Pins Available
Clip	0 1	false true	0 1	Output
Clip Hold	0 1	false true	0 1	Input / Output
Gain	-100 to 20	-100 dB to 20 dB	0.000 to 1.00	Input / Output
Invert	0 1	normal invert	0 1	Input / Output
Level	27.0 to -55	27.0 to -55	0 to .988	Input / Output
Mute	0 1	unmute mute	0 1	Input / Output

Pin Name

Value

String

Position

Pins Available

Clip

false

true

Output

Clip Hold

false

true

Input / Output

Gain

-100 to 20

-100 dB to 20 dB

0.000 to 1.00

Input / Output

Invert

normal

invert

Input / Output

Level

27.0 to -55

0 to .988

Input / Output

Mute

unmute

mute

Input / Output

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